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Hydroexcavation at McAlester park a major milestone in restoration efforts


By Adrian O Hanlon III Editor
Apr 9, 2021
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Workers blasting embedded glass and trash, and vacuuming the remaining debris is a major milestone for some involved with the improvements at McAlester s Michael J. Hunter Memorial Park.
After several efforts to improve the historic park in recent years, City of McAlester Public Information Officer Stephanie Giacomo said she was happy to see the hydroexcavation crews addressing a decades-old issue of broken glass in the park.
I was so excited I could cry, Giacomo said.
The 7.6-acre park at Fourteenth Street and Chickasaw Avenue near the former L’Ouverture High School is named after Michael J. Hunter — who was born Nov. 2, 1946 and became the first McAlester native to die in the Vietnam War. ....

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